[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#608723: josm: LC_CTYPE decides language used for user interface

[Torsten Werner]

Hi,

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:53 AM, David Paleino <d.paleino at gmail.com> wrote:
> I found that this really is a Java bug.

no, not really. The page at
<http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/locale/>
explains:

"Depending on the default locale is not wise. In multiuser
applications, a single default locale is usually not appropriate for
everyone using the system. Instead your application should explicitly
provide a preference to all locale-sensitive objects."

It is the applications responsibility to provide a preference for
choosing the locale.

Cheers,
Torsten